Mental Health – Depression & Suicide
Life Transition & Adjustment
Interpersonal Skills Development
Mentoring & Coaching

Vicki has been in private practice, primarily as a professional supervisor, since 1996. She has been a trainer, lecturer, researcher, publisher and conference presenter in this field. Other work includes training, facilitation, consultation, investigating complaints, project work – reviewing and developing social services, selection panel member and mediation. Her qualifications and experience include social work, supervision, human resource management, leadership, management and organisational change and development. Vicki is also a past chair of the SWRB Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal and has held local branch leadership roles with ANZASW.

My name is Jane Weggery and I am both a qualified counsellor and qualified social worker. Currently I work as a counsellor three days a week at Compass Health, a Primary Health organisation where I work with young people and adults. I also offer Equine facilitated counselling, where horses partner with people in ground based activities to support people learn about themselves and grow – websites providing more information about this are; www.eagala.org and eponaquest.com/. My private practice is predominantly Equine facilitated work and I have the use of facilities in Pauatahanui and on the Kapiti Coast.
My work is Strength based and Solution Focused and I believe that people have the resources within themselves to effect change, the horses and I merely support people by facilitating the persons process and learning.

I provide counselling in private practice (Christchurch and Rangiora) – have over 30 years of counselling experience- further information can be accessed on my website

I am a registered social worker with a background as a researcher and academic. My clinical practice over twenty years has included roles as a team leader, service developer in the mental health services and a specialist case manager in a national trauma unit (ACC Sensitive Claims). I have trained in Gestalt psychotherapy and have worked for the past five years in Australia as an associate professor and discipline leader. I am a published author with two books, five book chapters and 50 journal articles. I have expertise in trauma and recovery, clinical supervision and critical incident stress management. I design and facilitate workshops on clinician self care and vicarious traumatisation.

For 45 years I have enjoyed using my knowledge of human and community development to support individual and family well being and to promote thriving communities. I live and work in Papakura, South Auckland where I appreciate the warmth and generosity of my community. I have worked as a social worker in Family Support agencies and for the South Auckland Family Violence Prevention Network. since 206 I have been self employed offering supervision and mentoring, consultancy and training to social workers and social services. Non work interests include being in the outdoors- gardening or fishing; crafts, writing, and sustainability projects as well as being involved with my own family.

I am a clinical supervisor in private practice working from Newtown in Wellington. I supervise clients working across the social service sector, including social workers, nurses, youth workers, doctors, coordinators, community workers and parent educators. My clinical experience covers child, adolescent and family therapy, sexual abuse work with survivors and perpetrators, adult mental health, community work and group facilitation and adult education. I also enjoy working with GBLTIQ community. I mostly use models that are simple and derive from Aotearoa NZ such as the work of Mason Durie, Gay Puketapu-Andrews and Jonella Bird.
I have been providing external supervision since 2000

Profile:  In my counselling and life consulting service I aspire to help people address challenges in their lives, to enable them to live with a positive empowered attitude and find the joy and fulfillment they are striving for by realising that they have the power to effect and

Madeleine Taylor is an experienced people skills consultant, having worked in social work and organisational development since 1982. She has been a parent educator since 1993. She is currently providing a range of training programmes such as Conflict Management, Negotiation skills, Managing Difficult Behaviour (Your own and other’s), Understanding the impact of Overindulgence, Facilitation Skills, Understanding Stress, Being Resilient, Grief and Loss and developing Emotional and Social Intelligence. Madeleine has been married to Wayne for 26 years, they have three sons.

Ellice is director of her company Total Practice Solutions. She is an experienced and skillful social worker, interdisciplinary coach, supervisor and trainer with a commitment to the on-going development of excellence in those she works with. Ellice has over 18 years’ experience of change management, social work service delivery, audits and practice management in the health and disability field. ACC Social Work.

I am a semi retired registered social worker and academic. My background includes both social work education in Tauranga and front line social work in Rotorua. Fields of social work practice included community development, elderly people and young mums group work, foster care, child protection(abuse and neglect), and management. I am actively involved in Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers Inc., particularly the Bay of Plenty branch.

51 year old Pākehā Woman with good networks in the Bay Of Plenty. Trained in Social work at Te Wānanga O Aotearoa. Specialising in Family Violence and Abuse Intervention. Currently contracting as ACC Sensitive Claims Provider.

I provide counselling in private practice (Christchurch and Rangiora) – have over 30 years of counselling experience- further information can be accessed on my website

A Registered Social worker with 20 years experience. Providing external supervision and social work services in the Hawkes Bay community. Professional individual Supervision; Peer Supervision; Live Supervision; Professional development training; Student supervision and support; Social Work Assessments and report writing; Solutions-focused support and intervention

I am a very experienced practitioner and teacher of Narrative Therapy which is my preferred approach. This approach uses ideas that are helpful in assisting people find new possibilities for their lives based on everything they know and have experienced. It strongly believes that people are not the problem but that the problem is the problem. Thinking that you are the expert in your own life I see my job as asking great questions and helping you out sort your own direction.

Ellice is director of her company Total Practice Solutions. She is an experienced and skillful social worker, interdisciplinary coach, supervisor and trainer with a commitment to the on-going development of excellence in those she works with. Ellice has over 18 years’ experience of change management, social work service delivery, audits and practice management in the health and disability field. ACC Social Work.

Mental Health – Depression & Suicide
Life Transition & Adjustment
Interpersonal Skills Development
Mentoring & Coaching

Profile:  Verity Armstrong is a Ngāi Tahu woman from Takutai o te Titi marae of the Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka. She has been a social worker in Tāmaki Makaurau for the past fifteen years and more recently she has been working as a psychotherapist. Verity feels strongly about the

Vicki has been in private practice, primarily as a professional supervisor, since 1996. She has been a trainer, lecturer, researcher, publisher and conference presenter in this field. Other work includes training, facilitation, consultation, investigating complaints, project work – reviewing and developing social services, selection panel member and mediation. Her qualifications and experience include social work, supervision, human resource management, leadership, management and organisational change and development. Vicki is also a past chair of the SWRB Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal and has held local branch leadership roles with ANZASW.

For 45 years I have enjoyed using my knowledge of human and community development to support individual and family well being and to promote thriving communities. I live and work in Papakura, South Auckland where I appreciate the warmth and generosity of my community. I have worked as a social worker in Family Support agencies and for the South Auckland Family Violence Prevention Network. since 206 I have been self employed offering supervision and mentoring, consultancy and training to social workers and social services. Non work interests include being in the outdoors- gardening or fishing; crafts, writing, and sustainability projects as well as being involved with my own family.

Ellice is director of her company Total Practice Solutions. She is an experienced and skillful social worker, interdisciplinary coach, supervisor and trainer with a commitment to the on-going development of excellence in those she works with. Ellice has over 18 years’ experience of change management, social work service delivery, audits and practice management in the health and disability field. ACC Social Work.

Social Work, Psychotherapy, Counselling, Supported Assessments, EAP, Critical incidents

My name is Jane Weggery and I am both a qualified counsellor and qualified social worker. Currently I work as a counsellor three days a week at Compass Health, a Primary Health organisation where I work with young people and adults. I also offer Equine facilitated counselling, where horses partner with people in ground based activities to support people learn about themselves and grow – websites providing more information about this are; www.eagala.org and eponaquest.com/. My private practice is predominantly Equine facilitated work and I have the use of facilities in Pauatahanui and on the Kapiti Coast.
My work is Strength based and Solution Focused and I believe that people have the resources within themselves to effect change, the horses and I merely support people by facilitating the persons process and learning.

I am a registered social worker with a background as a researcher and academic. My clinical practice over twenty years has included roles as a team leader, service developer in the mental health services and a specialist case manager in a national trauma unit (ACC Sensitive Claims). I have trained in Gestalt psychotherapy and have worked for the past five years in Australia as an associate professor and discipline leader. I am a published author with two books, five book chapters and 50 journal articles. I have expertise in trauma and recovery, clinical supervision and critical incident stress management. I design and facilitate workshops on clinician self care and vicarious traumatisation.

I am a clinical supervisor in private practice working from Newtown in Wellington. I supervise clients working across the social service sector, including social workers, nurses, youth workers, doctors, coordinators, community workers and parent educators. My clinical experience covers child, adolescent and family therapy, sexual abuse work with survivors and perpetrators, adult mental health, community work and group facilitation and adult education. I also enjoy working with GBLTIQ community. I mostly use models that are simple and derive from Aotearoa NZ such as the work of Mason Durie, Gay Puketapu-Andrews and Jonella Bird.
I have been providing external supervision since 2000

Profile:  In my counselling and life consulting service I aspire to help people address challenges in their lives, to enable them to live with a positive empowered attitude and find the joy and fulfillment they are striving for by realising that they have the power to effect and

Madeleine Taylor is an experienced people skills consultant, having worked in social work and organisational development since 1982. She has been a parent educator since 1993. She is currently providing a range of training programmes such as Conflict Management, Negotiation skills, Managing Difficult Behaviour (Your own and other’s), Understanding the impact of Overindulgence, Facilitation Skills, Understanding Stress, Being Resilient, Grief and Loss and developing Emotional and Social Intelligence. Madeleine has been married to Wayne for 26 years, they have three sons.

I am a senior social worker with therapeutic skills in child and adolescent mental health (from the UK and NZ). I am motivated to enable others to help themselves by the use of a range of high level skills and competences. I also possess leadership skills which I successfully transferred from retail to my current career.